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Dec. 15, 1925- J. w. PAULLIN SHOW CASE Filed Jan. 6. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 games Paullig ATM" Dec. 15,1925- 1.565.388

J. W. PAULLIN SHOW CASE Filed Jan. 6. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 James WPaullin INVENTOR A'ITORN EY dl aaa lwu 5i I Patented Dec. 15, 1925.

UNITED STATES,

'J'A MES PAULLIN,

OF RED OAK, IOWA.

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Ap'plicat ion filed January 6, 1923. swam. 'e1 ,11 0.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, JAMES W. PAULL'IN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Red Oak, in the county of Montgomery and State of Iowa, have invented new and useful Improvements in Show Cases, of which the following is a s ecification.

' This invention re ates'to store furniture and apparatus, particularly to show or display cases, and has for its object the provision of a novel show case including supporting shelves for commodities such as canned, bottled or packaged goods, and

further including an elongated compartment provided with a plurality of glazed doors and designed for containing suitable crooks or jars for pickles, mincemeat, salt fish, sauer kraut and the like, the construction of the entire device being such as to make it highly sanitary in use and attractive in appearance.

An important object is the provision of a device of this character in which thecompartment is so constructed as to be dust 'proof while at the same time the glasscovers or doors thereof will permit inspection of the contents by a prospective purchaser, the covers furthermore operating to protect the contents against the ravages of insects or rodents.

An additional object is the provision of a show case of this character which will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, efficient in use, and a general improvement in the art.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view. the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the'device,

Figure 2 is a horizontal section showing a plan view of the bins,

Figure 3 is an end elevation,

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view and Figure 5 is a rear elevation. I

Figure 6 is a detail section showing the shelf mounting and Figure 7 is a detail section showing the corner construction.

Referring more particularly to the drawings I have shown my device as comprisin an elongated cabinet 10 having an incline p n t p .11 This cabinet is supported,

nal and transverse bars.

venting rattling.

vcase or display cabinet structure which will uponl'egs 12 and in; actual practice the cab inet consists of upper and lower longitudi 31 bars 13 and 1e respectivelyat the I front 7 and back, connected by upper and lower transverse bars 15 and 16 at both ends, and also at intermediate points if desired, the legs 12 being secured to the longitudinal and transverse bars. vThe bottom, front, back and both ends of the cabinet are closed, preferably by means of tongue and groove boards 17 suitably secured to the longitudi- It is of course conceivable that solid panels might be used but as'long as there are bound to be joints the tongue and groove structure is preferable for the reason that it positively excludes dust. Any suitable reinforcing structure indicated at 18 may be used at the corners for insuring rigidity. I i.

The rear legs 12 are prolongedupwardly as shown at 19 so as to extendconsiderably above the cabinet and secured upon the rear sideof these upward extensions are brackets 20 which support shelves 21 which are coextensive in length with the cabinet 10.

The cabinet 10 is intended for the storage of crooks or jars containing pickles, sauer kraut, pickled or salt fish, apple butter, cots tage cheese and the like. The cabinet is closed at its top by a plurality of hingedly mounted glazed frames 22 which constitu'te the covers or doors and these doors are provided with suitable handles 23 so that they may be swung open to permit access to the crooks or j ars. A longitudinally extending top piece 12* is secured to and bridges the space between the upper extension 19 of the rear legs, and located between this top piece and the upper edge of the rear wall of the cabinet 10 is a plurality of closure members The forward edges of the shelves are equipped with felt strips 24 which bear against the closure members 12 for pre- From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will be apparent that I have thus provided a simply construoted, inexpensive and attractive show be hi hly advantageous in not only presenting t e goods in a pleasing manner but which will also operate to preserve the goods I in good condition.

While I have shown andl descrlbed the preferred embodiment of the invention it is of course to be understood that I reserve the right to make such changes in the form, construction and arrangement of parts as will not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

A combination device of the character described comprising an elongated cabinet divided by partitions into a series of similar compartments, glazed hingedly mounted doors normally covering and closing the respective compartments, legs for supporting the cabinet, certain of the legs being prolonged upwardly to define extensions above the cabinet, a cross piece secured to and bridging the space between said extensions, a plurality of closure members located between said cross piece and the top of the rear edge of the cabinet, a plurality of brackets mounted on said extensions, and shelves mounted on said extensions rearwardly of the closure members.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JAMES w. PAULLIN. 

